Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey is leaving Facebook

Palmer Luckey, one of the biggest forces behind the Oculus Rift headset and co-founder of the Facebook-owned Oculus, is leaving the company, according to a report from UploadVR. "Palmer will be dearly missed," Facebook said in the statement. "Palmer's legacy extends far beyond Oculus. His inventive spirit helped kickstart the modern VR revolution and helped build an industry. We're thankful for everything he did for Oculus and VR and wish him the best."

While Luckey was the closest thing the growing VR industry had to a human face, his two most recent public appearances have been to apologize for his contribution and to testify in the legal proceedings between ZeniMax and Oculus—not a good look. Facebook wouldn't specifiy whether or not Luckey left voluntarily.